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Our Approach to Data: Knowledge for Improved Decision-Making Across the Supply Chain 

In our certification program, we work together with farmers and companies, supporting them to use data to improve their risk analysis, measure progress along their sustainability journey, and support future claims.

Published on December 19, 2023

Organizational Updates

Innovative Ways to Enhance Living Income for Cocoa Farmers

At the Rainforest Alliance, we believe in a shared responsibility approach that encourages companies to do their part in ensuring a living income for farmers. This is the basis of our initiatives, the Living Income Module and the Living Income Fund.

Published on August 29, 2023

Organizational Updates

Sustainability at Scale: How LandScale Can Support Your Company’s Commitments

LandScale is an all-in-one tool that allows users to assess risk and adaptively invest in, monitor, and measure sustainability impact at the landscape level.

Published on March 23, 2022

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CSR Careers Finally Come of Age – And Are Breaking Sector Boundaries

Published on September 27, 2021 | Financial Times

Soft skills such as collaboration and resilience have become key in the push for changes to global systems.

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World Wide Waste: Turning Used Banana Stems into Hair Extensions and Fabric

Published on February 19, 2021 | Business Insider

The African country of Uganda is one of the world’s largest consumers of bananas. But for every ton of the fruit, plantations leave behind two tons of refuse. TexFad transforms them into tough fiber that can be woven into rugs, place mats, and even hair extensions.

Organizational Updates

Using LandScale to Power Broadscale Sustainability in Mexico’s Key Coffee Region

Landscale is a tool to help your company assess and communicate sustainability impact at landscape scale. A pilot with Olam International and the Rainforest Alliance in Mexico shows how companies can apply and benefit from Landscale’s framework for assessment, verification, and reporting.

Published on January 15, 2021

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